Are Jeremy Renner and Jennifer Lawrence related?

Publish date: 2024-05-03

After learning that the American Hustle co-stars are not related, Jeremy Renner has invited Jennifer Lawrence to join him for a Thanksgiving meal.

Family history researchers delved into Lawrence’s ancestry to tie her to Hunger Games co-star Josh Hutcherson, but they instead discovered a connection between the actress and Renner, with whom Lawrence co-starred in the Oscar-nominated 2013 crime drama.

Are Jeremy Renner and Jennifer Lawrence related?

“The discovery of the connection between Jennifer Lawrence and Jeremy Renner was complete happenstance,” historian Michelle Ercanbrack tells People.

“We were researching Jeremy Renner and noticed he had a Tague family line from Kentucky, which looked familiar. Once we realized Jennifer Lawrence had the same family in her tree, finding the relationship between the two was not only quick, it was close…

“With how closely Jennifer Lawrence and Jeremy Renner are related, we’re surprised they haven’t bumped into each other at a family reunion.”

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Renner shared his joy in the discovery that the actors are fifth cousins in a post on his Instagram page.

On Thursday, the actor from the Avengers posted a photo of himself and Jennifer and extended an invitation to join him for a Thanksgiving meal.

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